Australia’s players celebrate after scoring a second goal during a Group B football match between Australia and the Netherlands at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre during the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 18, 2014. (William West, AFP via Getty Images)

The Netherlands dismantled defending World Cup Spain 5-1 a few days ago, but they are in a battle with the lowest-ranked team in the tournament.

Australia took a 2-1 lead Wednesday in the 54th minute after what appeared to be an inadvertent handball in the penalty area was called against a Dutch defender in the 54th minute, but Australia came back with an equalizer four minutes later.

Pedro Morales. the eighth highest player in MLS, of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, plays the ball in front of Nathan Sturgis of the Colorado Rapids during their MLS game on April 5, 2014 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Jeff Vinnick, Getty Images)

Well, it’s not exactly pay like the Broncos are used to.

Or the Nuggets, Avalanche or Rockies.

Major League Soccer’s player’s union on Thursday released the 2014 compensation for all of its players in the league, showing the Colorado Rapids’ total base salary for 2014 — as of April 1 — is $3,015,558, with guaranteed compensation totaling $3,488,900.82. That second number for each player is “annual average guaranteed compensation,” which, according to the players union, “includes a player’s base salary and all signing and guaranteed bonuses annualized over the term of the player’s contract, including option years.”

For context, the Rapids play Toronto FC on Saturday in Canada. That team’s two premier players, Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe — both of whom are the two top paid players in MLS — each draw $6 million in base salary, meaning Toronto pays two players nearly four times as much as Colorado’s entire base payroll. Both players enjoyed time playing overseas in Europe before coming to MLS.